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News Update | Earth Day Special: Environment and Politics

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Apr 21, 2024 — 1 min read

Here is today's news update focusing on environmental news and politics.

The Macauley Library has released a new recording of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak bird from 1929. Ed Yong, a Covid journalist, has turned to birding and finds that it provides him with a deeper connection to the natural world. Yong advocates for spending more time outdoors and discovering the creatures that live among us.

Political news indicates that the Biden Administration will be unable to make headway in constructing a pier off Gaza. Shipments and infrastructure projects are also affected by the ongoing pandemic and shortages. The jury for Trump's hush money trial is currently being selected, and it appears that Biden is leading in Pennsylvania. A new poll shows that most people believe the Trump presidency was better for America than the presidency of Trump's opponent, President Joe Biden.

In other news, Biden claims that his uncle Ambrose Finnegan disappeared while crashing in an area of New Guinea with cannibals, but the military has a different story.

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geomagnetic alerts, solar flux peaks as sunspot counts rises

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Middle-Class Californians to Pay Electricity Premium as State Makes Electric Car Push

California regulators have decided that millions of middle-class households will soon be charged an extra $24 per month for electricity, regardless of how much electricity they consume. The purpose of this utility billing policy is to redistribute the enormous costs of the state's electric grid so that utilities

IRS to Execute Inflation Reduction Act, Auditing Rich People Only

The IRS is going to audit wealthy individuals and big corporations intending to send a signal. With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the IRS has been bolstered by $80 billion in funding directed by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law in 2022 by President Joe Biden.

Box Office Will Be Barely Breathing This Summer

The domestic box office at $2 billion currently this year is dragging 21% behind the same January-April spread last year, and when Universal's The Fall Guy commences the hot moviegoing season this Friday with a hopeful $35M, expect summer to drag some more. That's because the

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geomagnetic alerts, solar flux peaks as sunspot counts rises

Middle-Class Californians to Pay Electricity Premium as State Makes Electric Car Push

IRS to Execute Inflation Reduction Act, Auditing Rich People Only

Box Office Will Be Barely Breathing This Summer